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Box. 5 APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1909.

Patented July 13, 1909.

UNTE t) STATES PAENT GFF QE,

i' 3 OX.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented July 13, 1909.

Application filed February L23, 1909. Serial No. 479,513.

Zon ol' the linitcfl Stratos', :md fr resille-*il il Chicago. in thc county ol' ('o-L .und Smic ol particularly io boxes forma-d troni l'ollioj;` blanks usunlbf strnnbonrd or the like. und 7 particularly designed und fulzipiml im' containing nudeln-s, tooth picks and similar articles.

Among the objectif. of the invent ion are to g et'fonoiuixc stock in the construction olI the boxes, while. ntf the suine tiinc, pawn-'bling boxes olf'fmlcqnute strength: und to econoiuize matches, tooth pit-.irs und the like, contained in said boxes l'or use. 'l`o cll'ect these objects, a box embodying my invention is provided n ith a. top or cover pernmnentlj.T secured thereto, whereby l :nu able to cil'ect.

n large saving in stock used in waking the boxes, Said 'oox being provided with :s suitable hole or opening in the corner ol' one side of the box, through which the ends ofthe matches or the. like ure exposed lengthwise and may be grasped, :is by the t-huinb und finger, und witlnlrsiwn, thus preventing :my

considerable number thereof trom being withdrawn at the saune time.

. The invention also consists of the various other features and details of construction hereinafter .lescribed and claimed.

In the accompartying;l drdwing, in which my invention is l'ully illustrnted--liiguro 1 is an isometric View ot' it box of my invention, filled, finished, zuid ready l'or use. Fig. 2 is an isometric view ol the box ready for lilling 40 and for closing the cover; und Fig'. 3 is :i

plan view ol a blank `suitable l'or l'oriniu} r one of my improved boxes, showing n desirable manner ol' scoring, slitting und folding sume.

Referring new purlicuhn'ly to Fig. i oll tho drawin", A designates, as u. whole,oneol`1uy improved boxes. Said box A muy be nnule of suitable shape :1nd size to contnin n, dcsired number oll ziuy purtlicnlzir articles, as

iimtches, tooth pcks, or the like. 'lhe box A is n'el'ernbly mede from :t bbuik ol` straw board or the like. slit. und scored in proper nmnner to be quickly :ind conveniently folded to forni y'nid box. Any desired or Suitnble toxin ol blank Juny be used troni,

whih to ineke the box A und numerous l'ornis ol' blank Asuitable l'or this purpose will readily sum at tbeiuseh-'es to persons skilled in the r'ninnl'ncturc ol' such boxes.

hor purposes olh illustration l lutvc, in Fig. Il ol' the drawing', .sb-un n simple forni ol' llunk l'or toi-ming my improved box, smid' ll:|1el\'. 'li-Sigflitltil :l El Whole l, li. being' Vslit :ind scored to torni sections l, ll which torni the top und bottoni, respectively, ol' the box: sections 2,21 'und 2L' which form the Intex-ul edges ot the box, the. Section5 '2 and L overlapping when the blank is lolded; scctions Il, 3*, und 33 adopted to be loldcd and overlapped to l'orin the ends ol' the box; und l sections 4, 41, At and 4" adopted tor .Vorming` hips for reinforcing the corners ol' the box.

ln folding the bbznk l to l'orin the linished ,milonic A. suid blnuk is lirstfolded to l'orm the body portion ol' tlul box, the intcrl'olded sides und llups tln'reol' beingr secured together and the top being; lett open, :ill :is shown in Fig. .Z. 'lhe inerchmnlise, :is matches, tooth picks, or the like, :tre then placed ii the box A, the cover folded down to close the top ol' the box :1nd the thips :it the edges ol' snid cover intcrlocked with the lateral sides ol' the body portion ol' the box and pcrnninently secured thereto. lt is ob vious that the construction of :t pan-kogeof this character \\'ill reduire very much less stock than boxes ot' the unimi character comprising :i body portion l'or cont :liningr the :irticlel l'oi' which they ure designed und o removable. cover t'or closing the top thereol'.

'lo provide l'or \\'itlulrzi.vin articles from the box, e. suitable hole or openingr 5 is formed- :it :t cogner ol' :i .side ot' the box through which the ends` ol :nticles contained in suid box :ire'exposed lengthwise, Suid hole being l ol such size that the. ends ol' only comparotively lcv.r oll the articles, :Ls umtches or the like., contained in .sind box, will be exposed therethrough :it uny given time. Preferably, also, sand hole or opening 5 is ol' sueh length that less than one-hull' ot the lengt-h of the articles contained in sind box will be exposed through said opening.

when the contents ofthe boi( A have been partly used, it may bo necessary to tilt the mx in order to cause the articles contained therein to move into position over Said o )ening :3: In use, l' prefer to provide :i hoo or ring 6 on the box by'niezms of which it. may be lsuspended, whereby the contents of said box will tall by gravity so that n. partthereof l -will :it ali times be exposed through said ltl will be observed that ity is advantageous f to have the opolline: in the t'rontwall only ol the box sinee therein' the rigidit.)V ol' the. box is preserved, thu:`l permittingr it to be nlade of the. rheapel' gfl'ades ol' paper-board and *he like. lt is also advantae'eolls ill that the articles nla'v be withdrawn while the real' side ol' the box is lyingr against. a llaty surtaee sneh as a. wall, s|lo\\'-ease. or table-top. It will be seen also that ill vieu' of the lai-t thatthe opening is onl \Y in the l transported and handled withoutl speelally front u all it is neeessary that it he :l.t. one rol-- ner where ity will expose. the end-portions ol' the mate-hes and permit thetn -to be withdrawn endwisely in a lat eral direction, and in order that this ma)T be done without tearing; or unduly bending the edges ol thel o leningr it is advisable that the opening shlll l'un up along the vertical edge oll the box a short distance as well as along the bottoln. Thus having the opening in the iront wall only is further advantageous in that. ity leaves the bottom and edge walls` entirely intacty and therebyv not; only prevents the corner being crushed or torn in packing and shipping` but also prevents the mate-hes spilling ont during transmission. This construction also permits the box to be used by rile lnannl'zl-etnrer as an original or shipping package and by thc user as a dispensing; package. lt will be observed further that the openingv is made by cutting away the front wall on a lille aeross the corner, forming an opening ot' approximately triangular shape which shall have but one unsupported edge, and shall expose tmf: portions ol` the edges ol' the hol toln and stille Walls surrounding the opening. lly reason ot' this` eonstrul-.tion the nlatehes` nia)Y be. Iliade ot' a length to exact-ly tit the. box so that their ends shall abut squarely ,against the vel'tieal side wall and yet can be relnoved by silnpl)v grr spingi them with the hilf-Jrs and foreingf thelr inner ends lnleliuzlrdlv a short way into the nlass ol' lnatehes. thlls avoidingr the neuss-ity ot' providing a hole in the side wall l'ol' their vfilhdrau'ltl and avoidingr the neeessitl' ot bending: he walls ill extriealinf.: the nl ll-lles. The nlostv important'advantar' however7 are perhaps that` with :l deli\l.`\' openingr ol' thi. ellaraetel itezln be lnade #unipa ,tively small and is so protel-ted against teal-ine that the box can be wrapping or protect-ing it..

As an improved article of manufacture, an original shipping,` and dispensing box closed on all sides and adapted to contain matches or the like and havingr its front. wall ont away across one of its lower eorners to fel-ln an openingr ol' triangular shape approxillnltely, said opening extending` inwardly part way alongr the bottoni wall and upwardly part way along the adj aeent vertieal wall and said bottom wall and said vertical wall being left intact with their edges exposed.

In testimony, that l. elailn the foregoing as nl v invention, l allix nl yr signature in presenee of two subscribing witnesses, this 19th day of lt`ebruary, A. l). 1909.

FRANK JAGER.

lvitnesscs'. Y A

K. L Cos'rlcLLo, Y E. L. NICHOLSON. 

